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World Immunization Week and World Day for Laboratory Animals: Research for Better Vaccine Protection
According to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), vaccinations have saved more than 150 million lives over the past 50 years. However, their development would not have been possible without the use of animal testing. On April 24, these two topics converge: This day marks both World Laboratory Animal Day and the start of the WHO’s World Immunization Week. At the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), researchers in the project ENDURIVAC are developing an innovative vaccine technology that could eliminate the need for boosters in the long term. In their research, they also use animal testing to assess the vaccine’s efficacy and safety.
24.04.2026
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Future Day 2026 at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Today, around 35 students in grades 5 through 9 visited the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig to gain insight into the work of a modern research institution. They had the opportunity to immerse themselves in the exciting world of science across a total of seven different groups and departments.
23.04.2026
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BMFTR State Secretary Rolf-Dieter Jungk Visits the HZI
On Wednesday, April 22, 2026, State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR), Dr. Rolf-Dieter Jungk, visited the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig. Led by HZI Directors Prof. Josef Penninger and Christian Scherf, as well as Prof. Theresia Stradal, spokesperson for the HZI campus in Braunschweig, he gained a comprehensive insight into the center’s cutting-edge research. The visit focused on the junior research research groups of the BMFTR-funded MICROSTAR program as well as the HZI’s organoid platform.
23.04.2026
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The Sites of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research are distributed all over Germany. In addition to the main campus in Braunschweig, there are facilities in five other cities: Hamburg, Hanover, Saarbrücken, Würzburg and Greifswald.

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One center - six locations

The HZI locations at a glance

The Sites of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research are distributed all over Germany. In addition to the main campus in Braunschweig, there are facilities in five other cities: Hamburg, Hanover, Saarbrücken, Würzburg and Greifswald.

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April
2026
11.00 am | Braunschweig
Workshop
Translating European Expertise to Pandemic Preparedness
Host: HZI Campus
Scientific
05
May
2026
4.00 pm | Hannover
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IBT Pre-Seed Portfolio Conference #6
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07
May
2026
11.00 am | HZI wide
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HIPS exhibit on MS Wissenschaft
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Scientific
08
May
2026
11.15 am | HZI wide
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HZI Seminar Series: Noah Palm
Host: HZI Campus
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Myxarylin: Total In Vitro Biosynthesis, Expansion of Substrate Scope, and Bioengineered Thioamidated Biarylitides

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